Growth Metrics

Carmax (KMX) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026)

Carmax has reported Share-based Compensation over the past 18 years, most recently at $11.7 million for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 57.75% year-over-year to $11.7 million; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached $99.0 million, down 26.49%, while the annual FY2026 figure was $99.0 million, 26.49% down from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 was $11.7 million at Carmax, down from $16.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $48.1 million in Q2 2024 and troughed at $235000.0 in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $25.8 million and a median of $24.4 million in 2024 define the central range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Share-based Compensation: plummeted 99.51% in 2022 and later soared 8673.62% in 2023.
  • Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at $18.0 million in 2022, then rose by 17.09% to $21.0 million in 2023, then rose by 16.09% to $24.4 million in 2024, then crashed by 34.04% to $16.1 million in 2025, then dropped by 27.62% to $11.7 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Share-based Compensation for KMX at $11.7 million in Q1 2026, $16.1 million in Q4 2025, and $24.3 million in Q3 2025.